Union puts bull's-eye on contractor pay

Amid proposals to cut federal salaries and freeze hiring, a union wants Congress to target contractors too.

House members clash over contractor disclosure order

Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee put an administration official in the hot seat over a proposed draft order on disclosing federal contractor political contribution.

What makes a great schoolteacher?

Steve Kelman learns that what makes a teacher great might not be what you think.

SF government media provider buys Chicago software maker

Granicus Inc., a government media provider, has acquired Daystar Computer Systems, a provider of agenda management products and services to government agencies. Financial details of the transaction were not reported.

SBA suspension, budget delays take toll on GTSI Q1 revenue

GTSI's first quarter gets a double whammy -- the lingering effects of its SBA suspension and the impact of budget delays.

Push on for more defense cuts

The House Appropriations Committee has proposed spending caps for its 12 subcommittees to trim billions of dollars from the fiscal 2012 budget.

Lockheed Martin, Carnegie Mellon open cyber lab

Lockheed Martin and Carnegie Mellon have teamed up to create cyber lab.

Cisco issues warning about performance

Analysts think it may take several quarters before turnaround is completed at Cisco Systems.

QinetiQ North America has new business development chief

John Sutton has been named senior vice president of business development at QinetiQ North America responsible for the company's strategy for winning new business.

Who’s savviest about open source: feds or contractors?

According to a new study, government contractors understand open-source software and how it can move government agencies to cloud computing better than government officials do.

New business pushes up SRA's third-quarter numbers

SRA International Inc. saw revenue grow almost 10 percent over the same quarter last year. What's behind their growth?

Is government adoption of social media slowing down?

GSA's social media timeline may be running out of steam; also Library of Congress creates online jukebox, and federal mobile apps get their own tweets

Booz Allen sells S&L transportation business

CH2M Hill is buying one of its units, but Booz Allen remains committed to federal transportation market.

Hoyer to White House: Don't make contractors disclose contributions

House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer disagrees with the Obama administration's plan to make companies include political contribution information with all bid proposals.

IBM sees cloud business reaching $7B

Big Blue takes team approach to winning new business.

BAE Systems wins $93.2M flight training pact

Company will support Australian military with flight screening and basic flight training through 2017.

Vince Lombardi and federal management

Sen. Tom Carper recalls a saying by a legendary sports figure to illustrate the importance of setting clear goals.

What Networx and Whitesnake have in common

Government and industry leaders gave a range of answers when asked to respond to the word, Networx.

GSA launches $2.5B cloud computing procurement

The General Services Administration released an RFQ for cloud computing services. Do you have what they are looking for?

General Dynamics in hiring mode to meet DOD contract requirements

General Dynamics Corp. has received a five-year Defense Department contract for IT enterprise network services that could be worth as much as $125 million.